Rice University labs create novel electrode for
dye-sensitized cells
Rice University scientists have invented a novel cathode
that may make cheap, flexible dye-sensitized solar cells practical.
The Rice lab of materials scientist Jun Lou created the new
cathode, one of the two electrodes in batteries, from nanotubes that are
seamlessly bonded to graphene and replaces the expensive and brittle
platinum-based materials often used in earlier versions.